Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to review our institutional experience with the clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, and therapies in children with epistaxis and comparing them with the literature.
Material and Methods: Clinical and laboratory findings of 538 children with epistaxis, admitted at our pediatric emergency department from January 2018 to December 2018, were retrospectively evaluated.
Results: The study group included 538 children diagnosed with epistaxis. 321 (59.66%) patients were male and 217 (40.33%) were female. The mean age at admission was 9.0±4.7 years. The most common cause was idiopathic. It was more common in the spring months (40.66%). There was no history of chronic disease in 532 (98.88%) of patients and drug use in 517 (96.09%). Of the 538 patients, initial treatment consisted of nasal cautery (7), nasal packing (3), local pomad (69), or no treatment (420).
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the most common cause of epistaxis in children is idiopathic. Unlike adults, the underlying systemic disease is rare in children. Epistaxis is controlled with conservative measures in the majority of cases
Keywords: Children, Epistaxis, Leukemia
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